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Yes, as I said, slavery was not threatened. Lincoln was very plain about saying that and did not mince his words.

I said he supported stronger fugitive slave legislation. I did not say he said that specifically in his inaugural address. He didn’t. He said that at other times. He did not talk about fugitive slave legislation in his inaugural address.

Yes, as I said, slavery was not threatened. Lincoln was very plain about saying that and did not mince his words.

As you said. And as I pointed out it was not threatened in places where it currently existed. Expansion was definitely threatened by Lincoln and the Republicans, and Lincoln did not mince words on that either.

I said he supported stronger fugitive slave legislation. I did not say he said that specifically in his inaugural address. He didn’t. He said that at other times. He did not talk about fugitive slave legislation in his inaugural address.

Well then how about some quotes?

You are correct but not in the way the usual ‘glory hallelujah’ version goes.
Lincoln wanted slavery kept where it was. He certainly had no desire for all those blackamoors to be let loose and come north. He wanted power, just like the rest of the GOP. The Republicans were basically the northern Whigs and some hard money Democrats. They wanted high tariffs which the South would disproportionately pay and a lot of crony capitalism disguised as what we would cal'infrastructure’ spending. Lincoln just wanted to be President to get those things and did not factor in just how angry Southerners were for the decade of screaming about slavery Lincoln's party had engaged in and how frightened and rageful they were about the funding and launching of John Brown form the north.

That is the rather grubby basis for the secession crisis. Southerners believed rightly or wrongly,they were faced with an existential crisis and took steps to try and protect their persons, property and culture.